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Apr 8, 20197 min read

PT FAQ: Should You Give People Free Tips & Advice?

YES! Shortest article ever. See you next week. Ok, maybe there is more too it than that. Let's play devils advocate for a minute or two....

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When The Gym Is Bad For Your Mental Health And What To Do About It

Chris K

Mar 25, 201920 min read

When The Gym Is Bad For Your Mental Health And What To Do About It

Lifting and training is wonderful for mental health MOST OF THE TIME. It's excellent for mood, depression, self-image and a whole host of...

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Movement Screen Musings #1 Hypermobility, Feet & Core Strength

Chris K

Mar 4, 20197 min read

Movement Screen Musings #1 Hypermobility, Feet & Core Strength

I have a movement screen I modesty call 'The Kershaw Strength Movement Screen.' Every in-person client gets one and I find it's vitally...

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Small Group Personal Training: Our Process & How To Get Started

Chris K

Feb 21, 20194 min read

Small Group Personal Training: Our Process & How To Get Started

What is Small Group Personal Training? That depends on who you are asking but in general, it involves training in some kind of group of...

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How To Outclass The Majority Of Trainers

Chris K

Feb 15, 20197 min read

How To Outclass The Majority Of Trainers

Eric Cressey said this on instagram recently: "Want to instantly separate yourself from the pack? Show up when you're supposed to show...

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Avoid These 3 Mistakes To Help You Get Massive!

Chris K

Feb 4, 20195 min read

Avoid These 3 Mistakes To Help You Get Massive!

Are you looking to put on muscle? Don't know where to start? Not making any progress? I'm hoping this article will help you out. I...

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21 Things I Learned From 21 Days Of Not Training

Chris K

Jan 22, 20197 min read

21 Things I Learned From 21 Days Of Not Training

I was lucky enough to recently travel to Florida to have 20 days of winter sun spreading our time between Disney and Universal with a bit...

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4 Steps To Learning How To Care For Your Clients

Chris K

Jan 16, 20196 min read

4 Steps To Learning How To Care For Your Clients

Sometimes trainers can start thinking of clients as automatons, dehumanizing them to the point of no longer caring for them as people as...

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How To Enter A Strength Sport Competition For The First Time

Chris K

Dec 18, 20186 min read

How To Enter A Strength Sport Competition For The First Time

If you are consider a strength sport competition the idea can be very scary. I feel like everyone should compete in front of people at...

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Do You Need To Be A Champion To Succeed In Strength Coaching?

Chris K

Dec 10, 20183 min read

Do You Need To Be A Champion To Succeed In Strength Coaching?

I've seen many a strength coach (including me) moan or bemoan the fact that champion powerlifters get all the clients despite maybe not...

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Powerlifting Competition Report: YNE Winter Open

Chris K

Nov 20, 201811 min read

Powerlifting Competition Report: YNE Winter Open

Nathan Berry To give Nathan some context a few months ago he ran across the Sahara Desert for fun. That's the kind of guy he is. He'd...

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Sleep Guilt, Sleep Perfection And Sleep Anxiety

Chris K

Oct 11, 20183 min read

Sleep Guilt, Sleep Perfection And Sleep Anxiety

I listen to podcasts when I wash up and cook breakfast for my perennially late rising partner Coach V. I've tried getting her up earlier...

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What Should You Do When You Aren't Feeling It In The Gym?

Chris K

Oct 2, 20189 min read

What Should You Do When You Aren't Feeling It In The Gym?

It happens to us all. You just aren't feeling it in the gym anymore! You've loved it for years and now suddenly BOOM! You can't be...

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Things To Avoid Once You're A Qualified PT: The Apprentice PT Syndrome

Chris K

Sep 25, 20185 min read

Things To Avoid Once You're A Qualified PT: The Apprentice PT Syndrome

There is a relatively new trend in fitness especially in the UK. That trend is future Personal Trainers apprenticing at a big gym...

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How Do You Know You Are Ready To Be A Personal Trainer?

gainsglutesglitter

Sep 18, 20188 min read

How Do You Know You Are Ready To Be A Personal Trainer?

This is a question that was kindly sent over by a friend of mine called MIGHTY MORGAN which might be one of the strongest names I've...

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Chris K

Sep 12, 20185 min read

Help! My Body Is Stronger Than My Mind!

At work the other day a colleague of mine came up to me and said: "Chris, how can I teach my mind to be as strong as my body?" What did...

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PT Mistakes I've Made: Hating Sales And The Sales Process

Chris K

Sep 11, 20189 min read

PT Mistakes I've Made: Hating Sales And The Sales Process

This is something that I have heard many PT's and coaches say. "I hate sales" I was the same. I thought I hated sales too. But what I...

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PT Mistakes: Not Doing Movement Assessments

Chris K

Sep 6, 20186 min read

PT Mistakes: Not Doing Movement Assessments

Movement Assessments. An exciting topic and very promising first word to an article that will definitely be full of fun, easy reading and...

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Powerlifting Competition Report: ABPU North West Qualifier 01/09/2018

Chris K

Sep 4, 20183 min read

Powerlifting Competition Report: ABPU North West Qualifier 01/09/2018

It's been a little while since our last competition report so it's fun to get to sit down and write another one especially because I'll...

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V Court

Apr 24, 20172 min read

Eurgh! Salads!

I'm trying to lose weight for my holiday/wedding/birthday etc, so I'm going to eat salad every day. I bet you've said that before. We...

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